Sports
Sports
Cez Says: Steph Curry is already a future Hall of Fame
Michael Jordan, arguably the best basketball player ever l, believes that Stephen Curry is not yet a Hall of Fame-worthy player. He is wrong. Curry, the current point guard for the Golden State Warriors, is one of the most decorated players in the NBA, and arguably the best shooter of all time. His accolades include […]
Varsity Athletics
Bittersweet loss during volleyball senior night
Senior night for Women’s Volleyball ended in a disappointing defeat against Rochester Institute of Technology on Wednesday night. Being the last home match, tonight’s match included the added fanfare of signs supporting the seniors, and a ceremony in their honor. Attendance was also greater than usual from both the home crowd, and supporters of UR’s […]
cars
A novice’s guide to Formula 1
Do you want to watch cars designed by mad scientists scream around a track? Do you want to see cars take corners at 180 mph and almost tear their drivers’ heads off? Do you simply want to watch something better than NASCAR? I present to you the pinnacle of motorsports: Formula 1 (F1). F1 currently […]
injuries
Cez Says: Sports aren’t more violent, we’re just smarter
Concussions, broken bones, and torn tendons; gruesome injuries have become a major part of sports. But a closer look at the situation reveals more than the reductionist impression that sports are just becoming more violent. What some see as an increase in violence can simply be attributed to an improvement in medical technology. Advancements in […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Coaches need playing experience to succeed
Whether it is the NBA or your five-year-old daughter’s soccer game, having experience playing the sport makes you a better coach. Knowledge is the key to being a good coach, but unless it has been applied to the sport in practice, it can only be so valuable. Let’s say that you are one of the […]
Rowing
UR Rowing competes in Head of the Genesee regatta
UR Rowing kicked off their fall season this weekend at the 31st annual Head of the Genesee Regatta. A slight breeze flowed over the river, lifting a translucent white haze up out of the water to contrast with the clear blue sky overhead. The sun was still just beginning to warm the day from the […]
Club Sports
Meet the Roundnet Club
If you ask around campus about the Roundnet Club, most students will reply, “What is roundnet?” Roundnet is a sport often played at tailgates and on beaches involving four players standing around a small, trampoline-like net. Two teams of two stand around a circular net which pounces the ball back up. Similar to volleyball, teams […]
Professional Sports
The new prototypical QB
He is either 6’1” and pretty fast, or he is 6’6”, built like a giant linebacker, and can barely run. He started off as a backup at a decent football school, but then transferred to a serious football program, where he was a walk-on who earned the starting gig the hard way. He is so […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Legitimize e-sports
Electronic Sports, or e-sports, is a growing industry that deserves to be recognized just like any other sport. What defines a sport? Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or a team competes against another or others for entertainment.” E-sports meet every criteria in that […]
Sports
Cez Says: Pay for likeness
California currently has a bill sitting on the governor’s desk that would allow college athletes to be paid for their “likeness,” but is facing a lawsuit from the NCAA. Currently, college athletes receive no monetary compensation for their commitment to athletics while college sports remain a massive source of income for the NCAA, the coaches, […]
